Times Cryptic #28726

2023-10-05

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1a

Ex-president agitated State Department, ultimately in a spot (5,3)

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9a

Drop in pace limiting English cricket side (8)

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10a

Sonnet's opening is able to follow a metrical pattern (4)

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11a

Guy known for storytelling amuses Pat and Dicky (2,10)

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Poetry, finally moving, needs love really (4,2)

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14a

Jokester willing to show patience? (4,4)

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15a

Altered ground on which you might step (7)

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Climber may want this coffee mostly sweet (7)

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20a

I'm going to restaurant, admitting drug abuse (3-5)

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22a

Travel with convict, wanting one driver, say (6)

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23a

Devotion to firm British monarchs defending country with displaced leader (5,7)

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25a

E.g. compare or contrast the setter with a doctor (4)

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26a

Maybe Napoleon thus features in my article (8)

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27a

English-heritage.org inaccessible? Girl has got into it (8)

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Down

2d

Working business boss recalled minister's survey (4-4)

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3d

Nursery rhymes for Linda Barton (12)

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4d

Tattoo is funny peculiar, with funny ha-ha edging (4,4)

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5d

Counter manoeuvres leading to defeat (7)

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6d

Big star's key song (6)

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7d

The Gunners fixing a day where young players train (4)

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8d

Marcel Proust, say, has tea with these bananas (8)

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Loudly quote drama during grand musical performance (5-7)

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15d

Bail criminal in fix or jam (8)

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17d

American backer I turned up (8)

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18d

One on board ship wearing capea tough guy (8)

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19d

Checking time to visit Maxim (7)

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21d

Learner pilot follows men initially going for spin together (6)

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24d

The heart's gone out of market place in India (4)

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